Colleen Ballinger\u2019s lawyers deny YouTuber is copyright striking \u201cToxic Gossip Train\u2019 reaction videos YouTube: Colleen VlogsLawyers for Colleen Ballinger (aka Miranda Sings) are denying that the YouTuber is copyright striking reaction videos using her viral apology song, \u201cToxic Gossip Train.\u201d Colleen Ballinger is an OG YouTuber who first started her channel back in 2008. Over the years, she became a staple on the platform and was best known for her comedic character named \u2018Miranda Sings.\u2019 In 2020, Ballinger was accused of \u201cgrooming\u201d her young fans after a former fan named Adam McIntyre uploaded a video exposing his conversations with the YouTuber. Although Ballinger responded to the situation and the allegations died down, they returned in 2023, when McIntyre uploaded a second video discussing her treatment of himself and other fans. After a few weeks of silence, Ballinger returned to YouTube with a video explaining her side of the situation. Notably, Ballinger said that her legal team advised her against saying anything about the ordeal \u2014 \u201cbut realized they never said that I couldn\u2019t sing.\u201d Ballinger then sang a ten-minute song using a ukulele, comparing the allegations against her to a \u201ctoxic gossip train\u201d pulling into \u201cmanipulation station.\u201d Largely hailed as one of the \u201cworst YouTuber apologies ever,\u201d other creators were quick to upload their own reaction videos to Ballinger\u2019s response\u2026 but it wasn\u2019t long before they started noticing that their videos were being hit with copyright claims from CD Baby, where her song had been seemingly uploaded. Other fans claimed to have seen Ballinger\u2019s song on Apple Music, sparking even more backlash against the YouTuber for monetizing her \u2018apology\u2019 video. Miranda Sings\u2019 legal team responds to claims of copyright striking reaction videos However, Ballinger\u2019s lawyers are saying otherwise. In a statement given to news YouTuber Philip DeFranco and other news outlets, her legal reps claim that she did not monetize the song nor upload it to Apple Music. \u201cMs. Ballinger did not upload the video\/song to Apple Music, or to any other streaming platform, for sale, or for any other purpose,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cMs. Ballinger has not monetized the song in any way.\u201d The reps went on to say they weren\u2019t sure who had allegedly uploaded the songs to those platforms nor who was responsible for issuing the content strikes, saying it was done \u201cwithout Ms. Ballinger\u2019s knowledge or authorization.\u201d This latest news is leaving viewers even more confused, wondering who on earth could be responsible for taking action on Ballinger\u2019s behalf. For more information about the ongoing scandal surrounding YouTuber Colleen Ballinger, be sure to check out our report right here on Dexerto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Colleen Ballinger\u2019s lawyers deny YouTuber is copyright striking \u201cToxic Gossip Train\u2019 reaction videos YouTube: Colleen VlogsLawyers for Colleen Ballinger (aka Miranda Sings) are denying that the YouTuber is copyright striking reaction videos using her viral apology song, \u201cToxic Gossip Train.\u201d Colleen Ballinger is an OG YouTuber who first started her channel back in 2008. Over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46070\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}